Huang Leads Blue Wave at District Meet

Highland Park finished third in the team standings for both boys and girls at the District 9-5A swimming meet on Friday in Frisco.

HP senior Angelina Huang, a two-time state qualifier, was a triple gold medalist as she dominated the girls 100-yard individual medley and the 100 backstroke. She also was part of a winning quartet in the 400 freestyle relay that included Maddy Persefield, Kylie Williams, and Lydia Westcott.

Other individual event winners for the Blue Wave included Westcott (girls 50 freestyle), Dylan Nguyen (boys 50 freestyle), Nathan Chan (boys 100 butterfly), and Cullen Kemp (boys diving).

Top finishers in each event advance to the Class 5A Region III meet on Feb. 6-7, also at the Frisco ISD Natatorium. The state meet will be Feb. 21-22 in Austin.

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